The Transmission of Democracy: From the Village to the Nation-State

We provide evidence that a history of democracy at the local level is associated with contemporary democracy at the national level. Auxiliary estimates show that a tradition of local democracy is also associated with attitudes that favor democracy, with better quality institutions, and higher level of economic development.

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Year of publication:	2013-01
Authors:	Giuliano, Paola ; Nunn, Nathan
Institutions:	C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Subject:	democracy \| historical persistence \| local institutions

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	CEPR Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 9304
Classification:	N30 - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Income and Wealth. General, International, or Comparative ; P0 - Economic Systems. General ; Z1 - Cultural Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084529